Science: Out Where the Click Is Louder

Modern prospectors who take to the hills in search of uranium need
fancier equipment than the oldtime pick, shovel and burro. They also
need a new kind of knowledge. To help uranium prospectors, the Atomic
Energy Commission and the Geological Survey last week issued a
handbook, written in simple language, called Prospecting for Uranium
(Government Printing Office; 30¢). It describes various uranium ores,
tells where they are apt to be found and how they can be identified.

The best way to look for uranium, says the booklet, is with a Geiger
counter, now manufactured by dozens of companies and retailing for...